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My Friend Flicka: This gorgeous 1943 family film stars Roddy McDowell as a Colorado rancher's son who takes a shine to a colt named Flicka and chooses to train her. The boy's father (Preston Foster) isn't happy about the idea: the horse is an offspring of a stormy mare who may not be right in the head. For a while, Flicka seems determined to prove the rancher's point, fiercely resisting young McDowell's efforts at domestication. But persistence and love win the day, and Flicka grows up to be a magnificent animal and friend. The film was shot by director Harold Schuster and cinematographer Dewey Wrigley as if for the ages, marrying such perfect elements as a Technicolor sweep of the beautiful Rocky Mountains setting with a wonderful story, plus McDowell's charismatic earnestness. Based on the Mary O'Hara novel, this film stands up as a perennially worthy adventure tale for kids ages 5 and up. --Tom Keogh Thunderhead, Son of Flicka: A sequel to the wildly popular, heart-warming children’s classic My Friend Flicka, Thunderhead stars the original winsome young Roddy McDowall as the horse-lover against all odds. The sequel is every bit as touching, involving, and misty-eye-inducing as the original film. Thunderhead, a headstrong albino colt, is the son of the mare Flicka, and McDowall’s Ken McLaughlin sets out to find out what this wild thing can do. Thunderhead, when given his head, can fly as though winged, so Ken decides to enter Thunderhead in some horse races. But it becomes clear that Thunderhead can fly only if he’s free. A tragedy threatens the sweet world that Thunderhead and Ken have created, and only that magical love between child and animal can overcome the stumbling blocks. Thunderhead, Son of Flicka is a worthy successor to the original film, and a touching family film for horse lovers of all ages. --A.T. Hurley Green Grass of Wyoming: The final installment in Mary O’Hara’s landmark horse saga, The Green Grass of Wyoming is a worthy valentine to the love of horses and the wild America they represented in the mid-20th century. Robert Arthur replaces Roddy McDowall as Ken McLaughlin, the boy horse whisperer who connects on a subliminal level with four-legged critters. The equine star is Crown Jewel, a harness-racing trotter for whom Ken has hopes of championships and financial windfalls. But Jewel has something else on her mind--love, for the stallion Thunderhead (star of O’Hara’s second installment). Arthur is a talented, charming successor to McDowall, and the breathtaking scenery and cinematography will charm even those film fans who aren’t big horse lovers. (Charles G. Clark was nominated for an Oscar for best cinematography.) Burl Ives makes the most of his sidekick role as Gus, and Lloyd Nolan is sympathetic as Ken’s financially struggling dad. --A.T. Hurley
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- The Flicka
- My Friend Flicka
- Thunderhead, Son of Flicka
- Green Grass of Wyoming
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
My kids are horse mad and really enjoyed these old movies. Good clean entertainment.Great for a rainy Sunday afternoon.Fantastic films.
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IF YOU LIKE HORSES YOU'LL LOVE THESE FILMS, WHICH CONTAIN ALL THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR A GOOD FILM. FLICKA IS A GOOD RUNNER AND ENTERED FOR RACING, UNTIL NEAR DISASTER STRUCK, AND THANKS TO A LOVING FAMILY AND DEVOTED RODDY MCDOWELL, THE HORSE SURVIVED. LATER ON FLICKA FALLS IN LOVE AND PRODUCES A BEAUTIFUL WHITE COLT- WITH A MIND OF HIS OWN-
A FEW DISASTERS DOWN THE ROAD OF LOVE AND PAIN, AND NOT VERY SUCCESSFUL RACING IN BETWEEN THE DRAMAS-DUE TO OTHER THINGS HAPPENING, I FOUND MYSELF GLUED TO MY 40" WIDE TV, AND GREATLY ADMIRING THE BEAUTIFUL WYOMING COUNTRYSIDE TOO.
A FEW DISASTERS DOWN THE ROAD OF LOVE AND PAIN, AND NOT VERY SUCCESSFUL RACING IN BETWEEN THE DRAMAS-DUE TO OTHER THINGS HAPPENING, I FOUND MYSELF GLUED TO MY 40" WIDE TV, AND GREATLY ADMIRING THE BEAUTIFUL WYOMING COUNTRYSIDE TOO.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Love it, couldnt get it in high street. The dvd box-set is worth the money and the picture quality is good. Prompt delivery service. Great value.
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Fantastic
Haven't watched it yet, but I remember it from my childhood and as I am still involved with horses, I am really going to enjoy watching this again.
Published on 28 Jan 2010 by Cheryl Williams
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